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+dropboxannex
+=========
+
+Hook program for gitannex to use dropbox as backend
+
+# Requirements:
+
+    python2
+
+Credit for the Dropbox api interface goes to Dropbox.
+
+# Install
+Clone the git repository in your home folder.
+
+    git clone git://github.com/TobiasTheViking/dropboxannex.git 
+
+This should make a ~/dropboxannex folder
+
+# Setup
+Run the program once to set it up.
+
+    cd ~/dropboxannex; python2 dropboxannex.py
+
+# Commands for gitannex:
+
+    git config annex.dropbox-hook '/usr/bin/python2 ~/dropboxannex/dropboxannex.py'
+    git annex initremote dropbox type=hook hooktype=dropbox encryption=shared
+    git annex describe dropbox "the dropbox library"